claimant

[ kley-muh nt ]

/ ˈkleɪ mənt /

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noun

a person who makes a claim.

Words nearby claimant

claggy, claiborne, claim, claim check, claim-jumper, claimant, claimer, claiming race, claimsman, clair, clair de lune

Origin of claimant

First recorded in 1740–50; claim + -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM claimant

pre·claim·ant, noun

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Examples from the Web for claimant

His son, the Prince Imperial, was at present far too young to figure as a claimant to the throne.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)|John Holland Rose
The latter was of a slim build, while the claimant was a couple of inches taller and weighed twenty-five stones.
Science and the Criminal|C. Ainsworth Mitchell
The claimant of a military title could best defend it by deeds of daring, and by such William Walker was to prove himself.
By-Ways of War|James Jeffrey Roche
The claimant boy laid such insistent hands on the puppy, and Eddy so resisted, that the little animal yelped loudly.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

The first I knew about it was when it came out in the paper that he had been a claimant.
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for claimant

claimant

/ (ˈkleɪmənt) /

noun

a person who makes a claim

a person who brings a civil action in a court of lawFormerly called: plaintiff Compare defendant (def. 1)

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claimant

noun

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Words nearby claimant

Origin of claimant

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Examples from the Web for claimant

British Dictionary definitions for claimant

noun